[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 2677]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                            HON. GENE GREEN

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, February 18, 2011

  Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, while I am adamantly opposed to 
the EPA moving forward with regulations on large utilities and 
refineries in our country, I believe that the Congress should be the 
decision maker on carbon control issues. That is why I have cosponsored 
Rep. Capito's bill that would prohibit the EPA from issuing any 
greenhouse gas emission-related rules or regulations for two years so 
that the Congress has time to address this issue. A solution can be 
found for controlling carbon emissions by using nuclear and natural gas 
to generate electricity and I hope my colleagues on the other side of 
the aisle will work with me on this to give industry the certainty they 
need.

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